Peter Forsberg Through The Years

A head shot of Peter Forsberg of Sweden during the 1998 NHL All-Star Weekend at General Motors Palace in Vancouver, Canada. North America defeated team World 8-7. Mandatory Credit: Rick Stewart /Allsport

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Jan. 17 1998: Center Peter Forsberg of the World Team poses for a photograph during the NHL All-Star Weekend at General Motors Place in Vancouver, Canada. Mandatory Credit: Rick Stewart /Allsport

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Peter Forsberg of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates during the Avalanche 6-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at McNichols Arena in Denver, Colorado.

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Center Peter Forsberg of the Colorado Avalanche in action during a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado. The Avalanche won the game 6-3. Mandatory Credit: Nevin Reid /Allsport

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Center Peter Forsberg of the Colorado Avalanche in action during a game against the Montreal Canadiens at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado. The Avalanche won the game 5-2. Mandatory Credit: Nevin Reid /Allsport

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Center Peter Forsberg of the Colorado Avalanche relaxes during a game against the Dallas Stars at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado. The Stars won the game 6-2. Mandatory Credit: Nevin Reid /Allsport

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Center Peter Forsberg of the Colorado Avalanche in action during a game against the Buffalo Sabres at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York. The game ended in a tie, 2-2. Mandatory Credit: Rick Stewart /Allsport

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Center Peter Forsberg of the Colorado Avalanche looks on during an NHL Playoffs game against the Edmonton Oilers at the McNichols Arena in Denver, Colorado. The Oilers defeated the Avalanche 3-1. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr /Allsport

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Peter Forsberg #21 of the Colorado Avalanche punches Chris Chelios #24 of the Detroit Red Wings in the head during the second period of game four of the Western Conference Finals during the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado on May 25, 2002. Colorado defeated Detroit 3-2 to tie the series 2-2. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images/NHLI)

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Peter Forsberg #21 of the Colorado Avalanche raises the Stanley Cup in Denver, Coloardo after losing his spleen earlier, during the Western Conference Finals series, in pursuit of the 2001 NHL Stanley Cup Championship. DIGITAL IMAGE Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr/ALLSPORT

Forward Peter Forsberg of the Colorado Avalanche announces at a press conference that he is taking time off from hockey until he feels 100 percent healthy. Forsberg made the announcement from the Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden where the team was to play tonight as part of the NHL Challenge Series. DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Tim DeFrisco/NHL Images/Allsport

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Forward Peter Forsberg of the Colorado Avalanche poses for a portrait during the 2001 NHL Challenge Series at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Tim DeFrisco/NHL IMAGES/ALLSPORT

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Peter Forsberg #21 of the Colorado Avalanche stretches before game five of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Detroit Red Wings at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. The Avalanche won 4-2 and took the best of seven series four games to one. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr/ALLSPORT

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PETER FORSBERG OF SWEDEN CELEBRATES TODAY AFTER SCORING A SHOOTOUT GOAL AGAINST CANADA IN THE HOCKEY FINAL AT THE 1994 WINTER OLYMPICS. THE GOAL ENDED UP BEING THE DECIDER, AS SWEDEN WON, 3-2, TO TAKE THE GOLD MEDAL. Mandatory Credit: CliveBrunskill/ALLSPORT

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Peter Forsberg of Sweden is tripped up by Janne Niinimaa of Finland at Aqua Wing Arena during the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. Finland won 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Al Bello /Allsport

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Center Peter Forsberg of the Colorado Avalanche checks center Steve Yzerman of the Detroit Red Wings during a playoff game at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The Red Wings won the game 6-0. Mandatory Credit: Robert Laberge /Allsport

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Peter Forsberg of the Colorado Avalanche poses for a portrait on September 1, 2002 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado . (Getty Images/NHLI)

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Peter Forsberg #21 of the Western Conference All-Stars eyes the play against the Eastern Conference All-Stars during the 53rd NHL All-Star game at the Office Depot Center on February 2, 2003 in Sunrise, Florida. The Western Conference team won the game in an overtime/shootout 6-5. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images/NHLI)

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Peter Forsberg #21 of the Western Conference All-Stars shakes hands with a mascot during the 53rd NHL All-Star Game at the Office Depot Center on February 2, 2003 in Sunrise, Florida. The Western Conference All-Stars defeated the Eastern Conference All-Stars, 6-5. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images/NHLI)

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Sweden's and Colorado Avalanche's (NHL) center Peter Forsberg, 29 (r) and his playing partner in the Swedish team, Henrik Zetterberg, 22, expected to be chosen as Rookie of the year after his first season in the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL, talk during practice at the Elysse ice hockey stadion in Turku 05 May 2003. Sweden has one game left against Switzerland in the second round Group F before the quarterfinals starts in the 2003 Ice Hockey Worldshampionship in Finland. AFP PHOTO / SVEN NACKSTRAND

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Peter Forsberg of the Colorado Avalanche winner of the 2002-03 Hart Trophy presented annually to the most valuable player to his team at the Convention Centre on June 12, 2003 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images/NHLI)

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Peter Forsberg of the Colorado Avalanche poses with the Art Ross Trophy, for points scoring leader during the 2002-03 NHL Awards at the Convention Centre on June 12, 2003 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo By Silvia Pecota/Getty Images/NHLI)

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Peter Forsberg #21 of the Colorado Avalanche before a game agaisnt the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center on January 10, 2003 in Dallas, Texas. The Avalanche defeated the Stars 4-2. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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Peter Forsberg #21of Team Sweden gets ready for the puck to drop during a game in the World Cup of Hockey tournament at the Globen Arena, on August 31, 2004 in Stockholm, Sweden. Team Sweden won the game 5-2. (Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images)

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Peter Forsberg of the Quebec Nordiques stands on the ice during a game on January 24, 1995. Peter Forsberg played for the Quebec Nordiques from 1994 to 1995. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)

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Peter Forsberg is introduced as a Philadelphia Flyer during a press conference at the Wachovia Center on August 15, 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Peter Forsberg is presented a Philadelphia Flyer jersey by General Manger Bob Clarke during a press conference at the Wachovia Center on August 15, 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Peter Forsberg poses for a portrait after signing a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on August 15, 2005 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Peter Forsberg #21 of the Philadelphia Flyers poses for a portrait in his Torino 2005 Olympics jersey on January 4, 2006 at the Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, New Jersey. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

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Peter Forsberg #21 of the Philadelphia Flyers skates against the Ottawa Senators during the NHL game at the Wachovia Center on December 22, 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Flyers defeated the Senators 4-3. (Photo by Len Redkoles/Getty Images)

Peter Forsberg #21 of Sweden waves the Swedish flag after Sweden defeated Finland 3-2 to win the gold medal during the final of the men's ice hockey match between Finland and Sweden during Day 16 of the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games on February 26, 2006 at the Palasport Olimpico in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

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Peter Forsberg of the Philadelphia Flyers attends the NHL/FHM Game On Party presented by Cold-fX at Marquee September 27, 2006 in New York City. The event celebrated the start of the 2006-2007 National Hockey League season and featured dozens of NHL players, celebrities and VIPs. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images for FHM Magazine)

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Center Peter Forsberg of the Colorado Avalanche looks on during a game against the Anaheim Mighty Ducks at Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California. The Ducks won the game, 7-3. Mandatory Credit: Glenn Cratty /Allsport

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Peter Forsberg #2 of the Colorado Avalanche looks on from the ice during the game against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. The Avalanche defeated the Flyers 3-1. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr /Allsport

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Peter Forsberg #21 of the Nashville Predators looks on during a break in NHL game action against the Los Angeles Kings on March 3, 2007 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Predators defeated the Kings 6-3. (Photo by Noah Graham/Getty Images)

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Kevin Bieksa #3 of the Vancouver Canucks checks Peter Forsberg #21 of the Nashville Predators into the boards during their NHL game at General Motors Place on March 21, 2007 in Vancouver, Canada. (Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)

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Swedish NHL ice hockey star Peter Forsberg (R) sits with his American girlfrend Michelle watching a tennis match between US player James Blake and Thomas Johansson of Sweden at the ATP Stockholm Open tennis tounament 13 October 2007 in Stockholm. Forsberg has played for Colorado Avalanche, Philadelphia Flyers and Nashville Predators, is now home in Sweden for recovery of his foot injury. AFP PHOTO/SCANPIX/SOEREN ANDERSSON ---SWEDEN OUT--- (Photo credit should read SOEREN ANDERSSON/AFP/Getty Images)

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Swedish ice-hockey player Peter Forsberg sits in the locker room after cutting short the first day of practice for Sweden's national team in Jonkoping, 05 November, 2007, prior to the Karjala Cup tournament starting later this week. The injury-prone NHL winger decided to pull out of the tournament saying that his problematic ankle wasn't holding up. AFP PHOTO / SCANPIX SWEDEN / Mikael Fritzon (Photo credit should read MIKAEL FRITZON/AFP/Getty Images)

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Peter Forsberg #21 of the Colorado Avalanche skates to the bench during a game-day practice at General Motors Place on February 27, 2008 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)

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A fan displays a sign welcoming Adam Foote and Peter Forsberg back to the Colorado Avalanche as they face the Vancouver Canucks at the Pepsi Center March 4, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

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Swedish ice hockey star and former NHL player Peter Forsberg speaks during a news conference on February 17, 2009, in in his hoem town Ornskoldsvik, northern Sweden. Forsberg said that he will rest for a while from ice hockey due to his foot injury. Peter made his comeback around two weeks ago after resting from ice hockey around a year because his foot injury. AFP PHOTO / HAKAN NORDSTROM / SCANPIX SWEDEN (Photo credit should read Hakan Nordstrom/AFP/Getty Images)

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Hockey player Peter Forsberg of Sweden answers questions as he is stopped by reporters at the Main Press Centre during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics on February 12, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Peter Forsberg skates prior to his first practice with the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center on January 22, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

Peter Forsberg skates prior to his first practice with the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center on January 22, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. The star center is mulling a comeback with the team and is practicing to see if he can keep up with the speed of current NHL players. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

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Peter Forsberg addresses the media following a practice session with the Colorado Avalanche at Pepsi Center on January 22, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. The 37 year old star center ran drills with forward Ryan O'Reilly for approximately 45 minutes. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

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A PORTRAIT OF PETER FORSBERG OF THE QUEBEC NORDIQUES PRIOR TO THEIR 5-3 LOSS TO THE BUFFALO SABRES AT THE MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK. Mandatory Credit: Rick Stewart/ALLSPORT